Amid a myriad of stories about how important a hot start is in the NHL , I have read about the great, young Colorado Avalanche . I have read how important new coach Patrick Roy has been to their epic success...

Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban has led his team in scoring for most of this abbreviated 2013 season. He is threatening to become the only Montreal Canadiens ' defenseman to ever lead his team in scoring aside from Sprague Cleghorn...

At the trade deadline on April 3, 2013 the Calgary Flames finally made a decision to begin to try to rebuild the franchise. This decision came three to seven years too late depending on who you talk to, but finally the right decision was made...

The NHL trade deadline is April 3rd this year. The late, lockout shortened season has pushed it back more than a month. This is still the time for teams with Stanley Cup dreams to add a player or two that will help them move in that direction...

Coming out of the season-long 2004/05 lockout, a very competitive San Jose Sharks team made a blockbuster trade for Boston Bruin star Joe Thornton . They gave up Marco Sturm, Wayne Primeau and Brad Stuart for the playmaking Thornton...

Last June 23rd, the Philadelphia Flyers traded captain Mike Richards and his nine years at $5.75 million a year to the Los Angeles Kings for prime prospect Brayden Schenn, physical NHL winger Wayne Simmonds and a second-round pick in 2012...

Injuries have kept defenseman Andrei Markov out of the lineup for the better part of the last three seasons. The last time he played a near-full season was 2008-09, when he had 64 points in 78 games...

In the middle of every good news hockey story there seems to some nit-picking, mean-spirited, nay-sayer who tells you why it isn't good news. In the case of the Detroit Red Wings record home winning streak, that person would be me...

The Montreal Canadiens started this season like most sports teams in a new season—with a healthy optimism . No rational fans felt they could compete for a Stanley Cup, but most probably believed the team had a legitimate shot at the playoffs...